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Earlier this morning a Jeep pulling a U-Haul trailer rolled and a southbound lane of the 99 was closed just south of Lerdo Highway.
Then about an hour or so later at 7:55 a.m. another accident in the same area snarled traffic again and there is now heavy traffic southbound on the 99 about 2...
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Latest update -- Snow has stopped falling in the Grapevine area as of 9:26 a.m.
Here's the earlier report --
Snow was falling on Interstate 5 over the Grapevine on Thursday morning and the California Highway Patrol was urging motorists to use caution.
I-5 was open as of 6:53 a.m. and officers...
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Snow is falling on Interstate 5 over the Grapevine and the California Highway Patrol is urging motorists to slow down to help avoid crashes.
Officers are repeatedly crossing that stretch of I-5 to slow traffic down, officers said.
Motorists can call 1-800-427-ROAD for the latest in road...
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Strong winds were knocking down trees and causing problems on roadways Thursday morning.
Police were investigating an accident on eastbound Ming Avenue at Pinion Springs, California Highway Patrol officers said. There was a downed tree in the roadway and it's unclear if the tree hit a vehicle....
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Driver Road was blocked at Kimberlina Road after a collision there Tuesday morning, California Highway Patrol officers said.
Also, a minor-injury crash hapened at Goldent State Highway and M Street, officers said.
Motorists were also asked to be prepared for possible slowed traffic because of a...
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Q: Does the city have any plans to build an overpass on Rosedale Highway, just west of Landco? At least twice a week I get stuck in a dead stop for anywhere from 15 to 45 minutes while a train blocks the roads hooking up to and dropping off cars. With this being such a major roadway I was curious...
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Reporter Steve E. Swenson has a nice piece on the best and worst ways to fight traffic tickets. Steve spent many hours in traffic court watching people try to fight their tickets and then talked to legal experts.
Anyone out there have any cool stories about fighting traffic tickets?
I've never...
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California Highway Patrol on Wednesday shut down two lanes on Highway 99 north of Merle Haggard Drive, stalling traffic for hours.
According to the CHP, big rig driver Robert J. Haffner was carrying a load of two industrial batteries. A nylon tie down on one of the batteries broke and the...
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Q: Hello. I’m Elliot. I’m 21 and a college student at BC and I have a question for The Californian. Lately I’ve noticed black cables taped across the street to the pavement on many streets in Bakersfield. In some cases these black cables are connected to a box. What are those...
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As of yesterday, there is a new 4-way stop sign at (of all intersections) Merle Haggard Dr and Saco Rd/Quinn Rd/Northbound 99 off-ramp. I understand there is construction here (bridge project) and that there's been some accidents there, but, c'mon, the road department thinks...
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Q: I am writing out of much frustration and confusion to inquire what on earth is going on with the AM 1610 that a driver is supposed to be able to tune to in order to get important road alerts.
Whenever I go over the Grapevine and respond to the flashing light telling me to tune in, all that I...
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I'm working on setting up a sit-down with the city's traffic engineers in Traffic Central to talk about traffic lights, synchronization and all that. I'm going to hit the big points -- what's synchronized, what's not, why is the traffic data so old, how does synchronization work anyway -- and...
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Deputy Public Defender Konrad Moore is absolutely correct. As we approach May, designated as motorcycle awareness month, I would like to point out the issues facing bicyclists are the same as those facing motorcyclists. While motorcycles aren't seen running around without lights we do see riders...
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A power outage at about 1 p.m. in a busy area of southwest Bakersfield, including Truxtun Extension and Mohawk Street, axed power to 1,045 customers, and is causing some traffic congestion, officials reported.
The cause of the outage is under investigation, but the power is expected to be...
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Work is well under way on a construction project on Oswell Street between Auburn Street and almost as far south as College Avenue.
This is my neighborhood. My Target. My PetSmart. My El Pollo Loco. My Home Depot. My Hallmark store. My home.
And when I can't get to the places I want to go,...
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Yesterday my husband and I were on our way to work when a glorified tax collector, aka CHP, threw on his lights and pulled us over. The reason? Our car windows are tinted. We have owned this car for nearly two years, and it had the tinted windows when we bought it. Furthermore, my husband...
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Every morning at six AM, my husband and I turn on the TV and tune in to the news while we are getting ready for work. Since we come down the hill from Tehachapi every day, we want to know the weather and the road conditions. We are, of course, especially interested in the conditions on the...
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You know it....you fear it....you despise it.
Rosedale Highway.
Check out this video of The Californian's Lois Henry as she braved this stretch of road to find out how bad Rosedale highway is.
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I do not get caught up in the "spirit of the season" much anymore. I am annoyed by the crowds of shoppers who are more interested in getting their kids: A. The Best Deal on a gift, or B. The Best Gift On The Block. It pisses me off when I end up needing to run to a store to get some...
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Ok all, I have to go there, seems not many people want to brooch this subject, so here goes...
What is up with the city of Bakersfield? We have really crappy traffic, horrendous roads,and more development than we need (at least in my humble opinion).
As I drive to work, down Columbus playing...
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